philip
/ˈfɪlɪp/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.28 in modern English
13
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
A small city, the county seat of Haakon County, South Dakota, United States.
Countable; Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "Philip Berold, conceiting this his name, very Clerkly proves that Philip is an Apostolical name by Saint Philip the Apostle, a Royal name by King Philip King of Macedonia, and an Imperial name by Philip the first Christian Emperour."
- "I used to envy my brother his name, and recall once accusing my mother of having favored him, else why did she name me Nathan and him Philip, tell me that, ma, tell me that. He had king Philip and if day-dreaming that association wasn't pleasure enough, there was the then movie star, Phillips Holmes. All I had was Nathan Hale."
- ""Philip," Luke repeated slowly, and a brightness came into his eyes. "She decided to name him Philip, after all." "A family name?" Cody asked him. Luke shrugged. "Actually, it's mine. I never much cared for it as a kid and dropped it when I started school. I insisted everyone call me by my middle name." "Ellie says your son looks like a Philip," Sherry put in. A wide grin split Luke's face. ""I think she's right―he does.""
Etymology
From Middle English Philip, ultimately from Ancient Greek Φίλιππος (Phílippos), name of ancient kings of Macedonia, from φίλιππος (phílippos, “fond of horses”), from φιλέω (philéō, “to love”) + ἵππος (híppos, “horse”).
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: Philip, Φίλιππος
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈfɪlɪp/
- British English: /ˈfɪlɪp/
Usage
Subject
Wiktionary places this term in People.